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RFC 1831 - 7.4.2 Broadcast Remote Procedure Calls

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### 7.4.2 Broadcast Remote Procedure Calls

In broadcast protocols, the client sends a broadcast call to the network and waits for numerous replies. This requires the use of packet-based protocols (like UDP) as its transport protocol. Servers that support broadcast protocols usually respond only when the call is successfully processed and are silent in the face of errors, but this varies with the application.

The principles of broadcast RPC also apply to multicasting - an RPC request can be sent to a multicast address.

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RFC 1831 - 7.4.2 Broadcast Remote Procedure Calls